PDF Books in Literary Criticism
The Devil's Dictionary
by Ambrose BierceThe Devil's Dictionary is a satirical lexicon, a work of the American journalist Ambrose Bierce, whose literary face include as a short story writer, fabulist, satirist, and literary critic. Among his numerous short stories notable are The Boarded Window, An Inhabitant of Carcosa, The Haunted Valley, A Diagnosis of Death, and An Affair of Outposts...
The Essays of George Eliot
by Nathan SheppardThe Essays of George Eliot is a collection of popular essays of the Victorian novelist Mary Ann Evans, remembered by her pen name George Eliot. Eliot’s works were reflecting the realism and psychological insight of provincial England. Nathan Sheppardad, the author of books like Shut up in Paris, Before an audience, and The use of the will ..
Biographia Literaria
by Samuel Taylor ColeridgeBiographia Literaria is a prose work written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, an English poet and founder of the Romantic Movement in England. Among his many poetic works, notable are The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Kubla Khan and Biographia Literaria. Biographia Literaria was intended to be written by the author as a preface to his poems to justify..
What's Wrong with the World
by G. K. ChestertonWhat's Wrong with the World is a series of essays compiled from the literary critic Gilbert Keith Chesterton’s life time contributed works through newspapers and periodicals on feminism, education, government, business and other topics. Chesterton’s faith in Christianity and his clever and unique commenting skills and criticisms on materialism, ..
Shakespearean Tragedy
by Andrew Cecil BradleyShakespearean Tragedy is a series of lectures on the Shakespeare’s most famous tragedies Hamlet, Othello, King Lear and Macbeth. Written by the English literary scholar, Andrew Cecil Bradley whose lectures have made generations of readers to feel the Shakespeare’s work as if real life characters?. Bradley specifies in the introductory n..
The Philosophy of Immanuel Kant
by A. D. LindsayForward There is a story that Schopenhauer used to begin his lectures on Kant by saying: "Let no one tell you what is contained in the Critique of Pure Reason." The writer of this little book hopes that no one will imagine that he has disregarded this warning. There are no short-cuts to the understanding of a great philosopher, and the..
American Notes for General Circulation
by Charles DickensAmerican Notes for Circulation is Dickens views on the American Society of his days. He traveled depth of many cities North America and Canada and his observations and comparisons over British Society was not well received by Americans as they thought it was too vivid and unfair. His criticism such as ill-manners, familiarity with strangers were th..
Intentions
by Oscar WildeIntentions our print magazine is published and sent to members four times a year. It records the events and proceedings of the Society, as well as items of wider interest to Wildeans, such as plays, exhibitions and new books. Future society events and booking information are always published in Intentions, which is a full colour, illustrated public..